All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. This was exemplified by his start on July 2, 1963. In maybe his most memorable pitching performance, Spahn faced off with the Giants Juan Marichal on July 2, 1963, each hurler pitching shutout ball until Willie Mays hit a home run in the bottom of the 16th inning to give San Francisco the 1-0 victory. But the lefty was up to the task this time. Represent the all-time greats and know your purchase plays a part in preserving baseball history. -Warren Spahn . He had just shut out the Dodgers and hadnt allowed a walk in 18 innings. Then an off day After the season he was sold to the Mets, who wanted to use him as both pitcher and pitching coach. Baseball Almanac is honored to present these exclusive descriptions of those no-hitters researched and written by author Rich Westcott (RichWestcott.com / Rich Westcott Books), originally appearing in his book No-Hitters (McFarland, 02/15/2000, 'Warren Spahn', Page 201): Warren Spahn (No Hitter No. Whats more, the southpaw only walked two batters, and none of those came until the top of the 15th. List of members of the Baseball Hall of Fame (chronological), All-Time leaders in home runs for a Pitcher, 1957 Milwaukee Braves World Series Championship Team, Major League Baseball pitchers who have pitched a no-hitter, Named The Sporting News NL Pitcher of the Year in. On July 2, 1963. Spahn's pitching helped the Braves win the World Series in . [citation needed] Photo sequences show that this high kick served a specific purpose. 4. He just didn't play in an environment that exploited his skills like Johnson did. Following two off days, it did rain. With two out and two on, Crandall hit a sinking liner to center. Many thanks to him. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Spahn took on the dual role of pitcher and pitching coach. He was 37-18 against the arch-rival Dodgers, 24-1 at Candlestick Park. The pitch that extended his career was extending the game. I matured a lot in three years, and I think I was better equipped to handle major league hitters at 25 than I was at 22. Spahn joked a long time later, "I'll never forgive myself. His teammates were silently waiting for him in the clubhouse. Spahn was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 19, 1942, with the Boston Braves. It's also available for football, basketball and hockey. [11] Spahn was unsure of the war's impact on his career: People say that my absence from the big leagues may have cost me a chance to win 400 games. As the game progressed, Spahn was drinking very littlewater, because it gave him a stomachache. Following the 16-inning win, he held himself upright long enough to let hot water pound his arm in the showernot everyone used ice in those daysthen went home and collapsed into bed. But I didnt feel so bad pitching in San Francisco, because of the weather. Knee problems in 1953 and 1954 hurt Spahns fastball. The Giants protested bitterly but futilely and went down 1-2-3. Spahn, who returned to the Braves soon after his discharge in 1946, would go 21-10 in 1947. He is interred in the Elmwood Cemetery in Hartshorne. Born and raised in Buffalo, New York, Spahn attended South Park High School. The fifth winningest pitcher ever to toe a big league rubber waited until he was 39 years old to pitch his first no-hitter. And maybe the last of its kind. Also, I pitched until I was 44. Spahn threw 201 pitches, Marichal 227. [1] He clashed with Braves manager Casey Stengel, who sent him to the minors after Spahn refused to throw at Brooklyn Dodger batter Pee Wee Reese in an exhibition game. vs. NYG 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER, Last Game: He led or shared the lead in the NL in wins in 19571961 (age 3640). The San Francisco Chronicle carried a front-page headline JUAN BEATS SPAHN. game score final decision ip h er bb k; 102. w 2-1. cg(14) w. 14. Pro-rated over Spahns 15 innings and Marichals 16 full, Spahn had been throwing on a 147-pitch nine-inning rate to Marichals 152. In 1951 Spahn allowed the first career hit to Willie Mays (a home run). Neither pitcher wanted to be taken out. Register now to join us on March 10-12, 2023, in Phoenix, AZ. [4], He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility in 1973 with 82.89% of the vote. Then Id run from the mound to rest longer., The Braves appreciated Marichals hurry-up style, which was never intended to show up his plodding opponent. Spahn tied Feller's mark on June 14, 1952. As the keepers of the Games history, the Hall of Fame helps you relive your memories and celebrate baseball history. His confidence boosted, his knowledge of hitters and pitching expanded, Marichal pitched 10 of his 18 complete games and got 12 of his 25 wins after July 2. Baseball Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. . (National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum) "The heck with any strikeout records," he said to the Boston Globe after his 11-strikeout game. Spahn joined the military in 1943 and did not play baseball again until 1946. Spahn was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 19, 1942, with the Boston Braves. As of this writing, only one player in the last quarter century Seattles Jamie (The Ancient Mariner) Moyer in 2003 has had a 20-win season past the age of 40. In eight All-Star games he had an 0.50 ERA. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. blue = warren spahn. [9], In 1947, Spahn led the National League in ERA (2.33), shutouts (7), and innings pitched (289+23) while posting a 2110 record. He fanned Herrera and Gonzalez in the seventh and pinch-hitters Tony Taylor and Lee Walls after one was out in the eighth. Playing the Yankees in both World Series, Spahn helped Milwaukee capture the 1957 championship, the same year he won the Cy Young Award. But Spahn wasnt through playing. It was going out of the park, and then that wind caught it. Spahn leaned forward in an almost courtly bow to the hitters, then rocked back, his right leg raised above his head in what The Sporting Newss Dave Kindred called a five minutes to six position, followed by an overhand delivery that was as smooth and regular as a dipping oil-field pumping jack back home in Oklahoma. 1. To Spahn, another mark in the L column carried far more weight than his name on an exclusive list. Spahn led the National League in wins eight times, including five seasons in a row (1949, 1950, 1953, 1957-1961) and complete games nine seasons, seven consecutively (1949, 1951, 1957-63); these numbers are major league records. There are 29 other people named Richard A. Spahn on AllPeople. Spahn pitched on two other Braves pennant winners, in 1948 and 1958. Mosaic at Miramar Town Center is proud to be pet-friendly so when you are searching for your next apartment, be sure you check out our fabulous apartments and amazing amenities. In the 14th, Kuenn doubled to lead off, and Spahn intentionally passed the dangerous Mays, ending his consecutive walkless streak at 31 innings. [2] The Warren Spahn Award, given annually to the major leagues' best left-handed pitcher, is named in his honor. Just 8,518 showed up for the Friday April 28 game to watch the old master face Sam Jones and the first place Giants with their ball-crushing lineup led by future Hall of Famers Willie Mays and Willie McCovey and Orlando Cepeda and Felipe Alou. Spahn died at age 82, apparently of natural causes, at his home in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. ", Major League Baseball combined Cy Young Award, National League Pitcher of the Year Award, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Warren_Spahn&oldid=1132430738, United States Army personnel of World War II, American expatriate baseball players in Mexico, Major League Baseball players with retired numbers, Articles with dead external links from December 2015, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with unsourced statements from March 2009, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, October 1,1965,for theSan Francisco Giants, Career statistics and player information from, This page was last edited on 8 January 2023, at 21:17. He smoked while chewing Beechnut gum Spahn kept adding sticks during a game, leaving him with a large chunk in his mouth that gave the erroneous impression he was chewing tobacco. [21], Spahn's seemingly ageless ability caused Stan Musial to quip, "[Spahn] will never get into the Hall of Fame. The next day Spahn took Marichal aside in the visitors clubhouse. The Warren Spahn Award, given to the Major Leagues' best left-handed pitcher, is named after Spahnie, who joined the Twenty-Wins Club thirteen times and threw two no-hitters. For many years he owned and ran the large Diamond Star Ranch south of Hartshorne, Oklahoma before retiring to live near a golf course in Broken Arrow.[25][26]. Warren Spahn, who set record for left-handed pitchers by winning 363 major league games over 21 seasons, dies at age 82; photo (M) . Marichal never got a single vote during the 1960s, when only one first-place vote was allowed per ballot. Marichal got out of the inning and breathed easily. Stengel later said that it was the worst managing mistake he had ever made: I said "no guts" to a kid who went on to become a war hero and one of the greatest lefthanded pitchers you ever saw. After one more off day, the two pitchers were brought back, and won another doubleheader. Oh, to have been a fly on the wall when the winningest pitcher of the 50s (202) passed on his ineffable wisdom to the winningest pitcher of the 60s (191). Where what happened yesterday is being preserved today. While Mays rounded the bases and disappeared quickly into the night, the crowd stood and cheered both pitchers and, for that matter, themselves for sticking it out. When he arrived, everyone stood, applauded, and lined up to shake his hand. He saw action in the Battle of the Bulge and at the Ludendorff Bridge (the famous bridge at Remagen) as a combat engineer, and was the only one of major league baseball's military who earned a battlefield commission. Warren Spahn was born on Saturday, April 23, 1921, in Buffalo, New York. Willie Mays elected to one-hop it rather than dive, and he nailed Larker at the plate in one amazing motion, according to the Chronicles Stevens, and on a 100 percent perfect peg, according to his colleague Bill Leister. He won more games than any other left-handed pitcher, or any other pitcher who played his entire career in the post-1920 live-ball era, and is acknowledged as one of the greatest left-handed pitchers in Major League Baseball history. He got stronger., Oh, my back, Marichal said. On June 14, 1952, Warren Spahn became the second player in baseball history to record 18 strikeouts in a single game. Marichal was thrilled to have beaten one of the best and honored to be approached by him. The perfect game was ruined in the fourth when Spahn issued a two-out walk to Walters. A statue of Warren Spahn resides in Atlanta, showing him in the midst of his memorable high leg kick. I was giving them good pitches with good stuff which is unusual. [1] Spahn won the 1957 Cy Young Award and was a three-time runner-up during the period when only one award was given for both leagues. Spahn, who returned to the Braves soon after his discharge in 1946, would go 21-10 in 1947. (Season Ticket (1988)). He won at least 20 games every year from 1956 to 1961, led the league in complete games every year from 1957 to 1963, and in 1963 at age 42 posted a 23-7 record and compiled a 2.60 earned run average. ", Spahn threw his first no-hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies on September 16, 1960, when he was 39. Pitching is upsetting timing. In the eighth, Ernie Bowman replaced Jim Davenport (who had earlier re placed Jose Pagan) at shortstop; after Aaron walked, Bowman made a great stop in the hole to throw out Menke. The other selections were: outfielders Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, and Willie Mays; shortstop Cal Ripken, third baseman Mike Schmidt, second baseman Jackie Robinson, first baseman Lou Gehrig, catcher Mickey Cochrane, right-handed pitcher Christy Mathewson, relief pitcher Dennis Eckersley, and manager Casey Stengel. Elmwood Cemetery, Hartshorne, OK, High School: South Park HS (Buffalo, NY), Debut: Warren Spahn made his major league debut in 1942 at 21 years old. I got a friend to crawl through a space in his house, and he found 31 bats., One piece of memorabilia remains poignantly missing from the Spahn estate: the last screwball to Willie Mays 31 minutes into July 3, 1963. When he came back after four years at war, he was. It winds up with me saying, next time Ill have to be absolutely perfect., Alex Coffey was the communications specialist at the National Baseball Hall of Fame, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, 25 Main Street,Cooperstown, NY 13326Phone: 1-888-HALL-OF-FAME | 607-547-7200 | Fax: 607-547-0398. I blame myself for Willie. 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Spahn won four times in April and was 11-3 with five straight victories by July 2. Warren Edward Spahn (April 23, 1921 November 24, 2003) was an American professional baseball pitcher[1] who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Spahn compiled a career 363-245 record, set a then-record strikeout mark for southpaws (2,583) and pitched two-hitters: One at the age of 39, the other at 40. The last batter was pinch-hitter Joey Amalfitano, a pesky hitter who always bothered Spahn. then we'll use Sain Warren Spahn Minor & Mexican Leagues Statistics including batting, fielding, prospect rankings and more on Baseball-Reference.com . Oh, did his presence produce quotes for the writers. Only six balls were hit to the outfield. BL-2870.70 (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library), Warren Spahn, right, pitched 20 of his 21 big league seasons with the Braves. Catcher Bailey believes Spahns knees he would endure seven operations on them, his cartilage torn and ground from high kicks and hard landings finally got to him. Spahn was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1973. April 19, 1942 Maybe I wouldn't have been able to do that otherwise. Harvey Kuenn was the next batter, and he bounced a Spahn screwball back to the mound, which the pitcher converted into a 1-6-3 double play. He went to second on a passed ball by Ed Bailey, and scored on Hank Aaron's sharp liner to right. Yogi later told reporters, "I don't think we're the oldest battery, but we're certainly the ugliest.". He threw a variety of pitches but his fastball was his best pitch as he could throw it with varying velocities and great control. It was almost mandatory to pitch every four days.. Under the curfew in effect, no inning could start after 12:50. Looking back over the years from his South Carolina retirement, Dark remembers a different conversation. The trio, who were Milwaukee-area natives, included Spahn in the closing credits once, with the disclaimer, "He's not in the film, but he's still our all-time favorite left-hand pitcher.". 1) (Box Score: 09-16-1960). Warren Spahn won more games from 1950-1959 than any other pitcher in the major leagues. This article was published in The National Pastime (Volume 27, 2007). Marichal had thought each of the last three innings would be his last. It was arguably the greatest pitching duel in baseball history. You learn everyday watching a pitcher similar to you. Marichal not only learned to pitch like Spahn but think like him: Sometimes youll start with one or two pitches and then switch to another in the later innings. [Marichal] worked so easily and smoothly, he should be able to take his next turn or, at most, require one extra day of rest, Dark said. On Sept. 16, 1960, a 39-year-old Warren Spahn added a no-hitter to his already Hall of Fame worthy career. 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